Wednesday, January 03, 2018

port·man·teau /pôrtˈmantō/ (n)

a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example: motel (from ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’) or brunch (from ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’). See also fabulousdancer + uncle, fairlytall + uncle, frequentlytired + uncle, facebookaddict + uncle.

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